You’ve decided to try the keto diet. The low-carb, high-fat diet can be great for performance and decreasing body weight, but the body needs a little bit of time to adapt to fat as an energy source. Often, there are some symptoms involved during this period of adaptation. It’s called the “keto flu,” a commonly-experienced set […]

You’ve heard of the keto diet. Everyone from Lebron James to the Kardashians has used the low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet for reasons like performance and weight loss. This article was originally published on HVMN by Dr. Brianna Stubbs and Nate Martins . The goal of the keto diet is to get the body producing ketones– a […]

Yes, Type 2 Diabetes is a lifestyle disease. That’s because the lifestyle choices you make contribute significantly to whether you will become part of “the global diabetes epidemic”. That’s what the NY Times called it. And it’s serious. If you are diagnosed as diabetic and do not make changes in the way you live, you […]

Good news! Insulin is not always required with a type 2 diabetes diagnosis. Let me explain. Then we’ll talk about magnificent magnesium, including the science behind the “magnesium cures diabetes” argument. You may not need insulin right away because lifestyle changes can be very effective for reversing type 2 diabetes in many people. So let’s talk […]

You know those online brain-training games? The ones that were going to prevent our minds from slowing down as we age. Well… “it turns out these online brain-training games only train your brain in one thing… How to play their online games! That’s the conclusion of an extensive review by more than 70 scientists. They […]

Global Obesity Epidemic FACT: Now only 18% of the total global population has normal fat levels. “According to scientists, overfat children are likely to develop issues that are more dangerous than obesity such as heart diseases, cancer, and diabetes. Being overfat can also be linked to lung disease, gallbladder disease, gout, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea, and […]

Yoga Similar to Physical Therapy in Helping Low-Back Pain in a Diverse Urban Population “Results of a new [government]-funded study show yoga and physical therapy offer similar pain-relief and functional benefits to people with low socioeconomic status who had chronic low-back pain. These improvements were greater than self-education; however, they were not considered significant. These […]

“Many people struggle with being overweight, or even obese. It’s a common topic at office visits. As a doctor, I know that excess weight is associated with potentially serious health conditions — high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high cholesterol — not to mention sleep apnea, fatty liver disease, and back and knee problems, among […]